Hot and sunny. We went to Intermarché for a few veg as Carrefour’s had seemed expensive. Theirs were just as expensive and didn’t look as good quality, oh well you win some and loose some! When we got back Mike took the back wheels off the car to try and find the cause of the banging noises from the rear end when under braking and going over bumps, without success. He replaced the rear door lock button and broke a plastic component inside the door; took the panel off and locked it permanently until he could get a replacement part from a scrap yard. After lunch Mike watched the German Grand Prix qualis
Saturday, 3 July 2010
Friday 18th July 2008 Valence d'Agen - working on the car
Hot and sunny. Mike set to work straight away on the car. I got on with the chores, assisting Mike with the car repairs where necessary. He changed the damaged rubber gaiter (which entailed removing the drive shaft) replaced it and then paused for lunch. After lunch I gave him a hand to re-weld the brackets that hold the brake pipes and sensor cables for the brake pads (also damaged by the Feu Vert mechanics, but try proving it). Put stuff away and reconnected the electricity supply to the boat. Getting hotter. Had a text from Bill who was awaiting post at Le Somail; he said mooring ropes had been cut again a few days earlier at Capestang. Mike used up the remaining daytime allowance on emails and downloading upgrades for his security systems. I did some work on Ancestry to use up some of the remaining monthly-allocated Megabytes.
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